Necktie



Patented Apr. 21, 1925 ROBERT A. ACCI-IIONE, 015 DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

NEGKTIE.

Application filed July 5,

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Bonner A. Aoonionn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Detroit, county of Wayne, State of Michigan, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Neckties, and declare the following to be a full, clear,'and exact description of the same such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, which form a part of this specification.

My invention relatest-o improvements in neckties. V 7

An object of the invention is to provide concealed means for securing the two overlapping ends of a necktie together and means whereby the tie may be fastened by a concealed clasp to the shirt front of the wearer. My improvement is intended to be employed in connection with ties of that character where one end of the tie overlies the other end, such as the four-in-hand tie. In ties of this class one end of the tie is generally made wider than the other and this wider end overlies the smaller end of the tie when it is in place. I provide, therefore, means secured to the under side of the outer tie portion adapted to extend through the opposite end of the tie to secure the two tie ends in alinement and to fasten them together, which meansis entirely concealed from view and is adapted to be secured through the use of a suitable tie clasp to the shirt front of the wearer in such a fashion that the tie clasp is also concealed.

The above objects and others, together with details of the construction of the preferred embodiment of my invention illus trated in the accompanying drawing are set forth in the following specification and in the appended claims.

In the drawings,-

Figure 1 is an elevation of a shirt front showing my improved necktie in place.

Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of my improved tie.

Fig. 8 isa cross-sectional View taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a rear elevation of a modified form of my improved necktie.

My invention is shown in connection with a necktie having end portions which are adapted to overlie each other. The outer end portion 10 is shown as of greater width than the inner end portion 9 and the tie 1924. Serial No. 724,256.

is shown in place in connection with a shirt having a collar 12 and a front band 13. In the construction of neckties of this character the tie material is folded over upon itself -to form folded end portions. It is an object of my invention to secure the overlapping end portions of the tie together and provide means for securing the same to the shirt front through the use of a concealed tie clasp.

I provide a tab or extension 14 which I secure by suitable means to the rear fold 15 of the outer end portion of the tie 10. In Fig. 3 this tab 14% is shown as formed of a single piece of material folded upon itself and having its ends 16 stitched or otherwise suitably secured to the rear fold 15 of the end portion 10 of the tie. It will be understood that this tab may be constructed as desired and that the construction shown in the drawing is merely a preferable form which has been found suitable for the purpose. The smaller end portion 9 of the tie or the end portion which lies underneath when the tie is fastened in place is provided with a longitudinally-extending slit 17 through which the extension 14 is adapted to be projected, as shown in Figs. 2, 3' and 4.

In Fig. 2 I have shown merely one slit 17 extending lengthwise the end portion 9 of the tiein proximity the end thereof.

In Fig. 4 I have shown a pair of slits one indicated as 17, the other as 18, so that the tie may be fastened with the end portion 10 so that within certain limits there would be a slit through which the tab 1 1 may be eX- tended when the tie is fastened.

After the tie has been secured in place and the tab 1st extended through the slit 17, it will be seen that a tie clasp 19 may be employed to fasten the tab to the shirt front. The tie clasp, therefore, is entirely concealed and the gripping portion of the clasp will not in any way injure the fabric of the tie. Then my improved tie is fastened to the front band of the shirt of a wearer with the tie clasp engaging the tab, it will be observed that the tie is held in alinement relative to the shirt and is not pulled to one side, as is ordinarily true with tie clasps as now used.

What I claim. is:

l. A necktie one end of which is adapted to overlie the other, the underlying end portion of said tie provided with an opening therethrough and the overlying end portion cured to the under side of such portion and adapted to be ex ended through the opening in the smaller end portion of the tie to secure the two end portions of the tie together one above the other.

A four-in-hzind necktie having folded over end portions the inner end portion provided with a plurality of openings there through, the outer end portion provided with an extension secured to the under told 20 thereof, which extension is adapted to be projected throughan opening in the inner end portion of the tie to secure said end portions together one above the other.

4. A four-in-hend tie, the inner end portion of which has an opening therethrough and the outer end portion of which has a part adapted to be extended through said openingnnd fastened to the inner end portion of the tie to secure the two tie ends together one above the other.

5. A four-in-hand tiehaving an inner end portion provided with an opening therethrongh and an outer end portion provided on its'under side with a part adapted to be extended through said opening and fastened to the inner portion of the tie to secure the two tie ends together one above the other.

In testimony whereof, I sign this speci fication.

ROBERT A. ACCHIUXE. 

